May 21st, 2012· improved the controls for very tall/wide sources in 'super mosaic'
· improved mask resize for smart grids
· improved the quality of the mosaic edges for random grids
· improvement in black and white (ratio library/source tiles now unlimited)
May 7th, 2012· improved mask resize for smart grids
· improved the quality of the mosaic edges for random grids
· improvement in black and white (ratio library/source tiles now unlimited)
April 30th, 2012· improvement in black and white (ratio library/source tiles now unlimited)
April 30th, 2012· improved black and white matching
· multiple alpha masks now available (re-enabled)
· minor bug in smart ('adaptive') grid solved
April 30th, 2012· correction in the non-rectangular pattern controls
· improvements in smart grid to avoid a partial mosaic built at low tile amounts
· improvements to better match the final mosaic size with the amount of tiles
· final release of grayscale engine
April 30th, 2012· beta release of the new grayscale engine
· error removed in library creation
· library delete now available
· black and white gray scale analysis added (part of black/white mosaic optimizer in 9.2)
April 30th, 2012· on request: the old 'Force to use all pictures' was restored as the fifth color method now called 'Unpredictable colors'
February 20th, 2012· improved color matching method 'Force to use every picture'
· potential error when saving the mosaic data file (if file is in use) solved
· wizard turn on and off now made more intuitive
February 20th, 2012· bug in 'force all tiles' now solved
· improved picture library included (1450 pictures of 120 x 120 px)
· new feature: super mosaics ('macro control') to create the mosaic in parts
· library creation interface fixed in the right skin
· small inconsistency in calculation of amount of tiles now corrected
· inconsistency of 'ratio cells/library' corrected
January 4th, 2012· new feature added: smart patterns
· new option added to rebuild the mosaic after tile edits
· bugs removed in tile edit
· more realistic cell size range for different paper size
· non-rectangular patterns (circles, hexagon, spiral) now also can use transparent sources (.PNG files)
· 4 more skins added
· wizard added for a smooth start and acquintance
· defaults reloaded when for some reason no source file, mask or texture is available (avoiding error messages)
· bug in transparent (.PNG) files when used for a first time now solved (black background)
· bug solved in the printing, now printing correctly after having completed a mosaic result
· colorize and blend slider controls made simpler and more responsive to value changes
· transparent (32bit) masks can now also be in .png file format
· new feature: multiple masks
· 4 new languages added
· over 200 masks pre-installed
August 23rd, 2011· new skinnable interface
· a number of small bugs removed
· cell size extended to 2436 pixels
· grid visualization improved
August 23rd, 2011· a bug was found in the background color which has now been corrected
· although transparent pictures can be used (.png files), these files can now also be openeded
August 23rd, 2011· registration removed: the application is compeletely functional and freeware
· skins added
August 23rd, 2011· French translation added
August 23rd, 2011· smart installer for all users on a computer
· improved drawing focus with the paintbrush
August 23rd, 2011· png (bitmap) transparency is used to skip miniature picture placement
· full randomization assures that a full randomized picture is created , using all tiles
August 23rd, 2011· error when sourcefile does not exist (hang-up) now solved
· small errors in the translations have been repaired
· small but harmless bugs solved (not reported so far)
August 23rd, 2011· first stable release
· variable paintbrush eraser size added
August 23rd, 2011· the genuine paintbrush has been added
· bug in non-rectangular tiles now solved
· bug in edit tiles solved
· when scrolling over the result, a position indicator is seen
· different e-mail address for providing immediate feedback (serial request only)
August 23rd, 2011· new file was not saved in the history list
· fatal error when using many tiles in 'force use of all tiles' method
· the Mosaizer didn't work properly
· memory leak stopped (as a consequence no large mosaics could be made)
· resize with mask and shade now correctly taken into account
August 23rd, 2011· the application engine has completely been redesigned
· more intuitive workflow management using windowed editors
November 21st, 2008· a new GUI (Graphical User Interface) to fully meet the professional desk top publishing demands
· major improvements of almost every function has been achieved
· two new color matching methods has been added
· three new patterns are now available (circles, spirals, hexagons)
· the 'cell-edit' and 'mask rotation' features have been fully restored and improved
· more intuitive menu structure, quick settings, improved workflow
· Mosaizer Pro will become Donationware to cover the marginal cost of the development and (web)maintenance for a symbolic low price
· Mosaizer 6 will not be supported from November onward (customer service remains of course), and the serial number will not be valid for Mosaizer Pro
February 19th, 2008· The Genuine Paintbrush: to literally paint with mosaic pictures
November 12th, 2007· Speed increase, 32bit alpha mask bitmaps and Mask Manager